ICES advice 2018

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Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b (Celtic Seas, English Channel, and Faroes grounds)

Published 7 June 2018


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ICES advice on fishing opportunities

ICES advises that when the MSY approach is applied, catches should be no more than 11 778 tonnes in 2019 and no more than 11 150 tonnes in 2020.


Stock development over time

The spawning-stock biomass (SSB) has increased since 2004 and has been above MSY Btrigger since 2010. Fishing mortality has decreased since 2002 and has been lower than FMSY since 2004. Recruitment is estimated to be stable.

Figure 1 Summary of stock assessment (weights in thousand tonnes and recruitment in millions) of blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. Assumed recruitment values are unshaded.


Summary of the assessment

Blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. Assessment summary. Weights are in tonnes. Highs and lows are 95% confidence intervals


Year recruitment high_recruitment low_recruitment low_SSB SSB high_SSB catches landings discards low_F F high_F StockPublishNote Purpose Fage fishstock recruitment_age AssessmentYear units stockSizeDescription stockSizeUnits fishingPressureDescription fishingPressureUnits
1966 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1289 1289 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1967 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1316 1316 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1968 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2787 2787 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1969 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1219 1219 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1970 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3242 3242 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1971 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1939 1939 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1972 NA NA NA NA NA NA 4643 4643 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1973 NA NA NA NA NA NA 25172 25172 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1974 NA NA NA NA NA NA 20575 20575 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1975 NA NA NA NA NA NA 14193 14193 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1976 NA NA NA NA NA NA 19248 19248 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1977 NA NA NA NA NA NA 30349 30349 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1978 NA NA NA NA NA NA 13000 13000 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1979 NA NA NA NA NA NA 10087 10087 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1980 NA NA NA NA NA NA 22287 22287 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1981 NA NA NA NA NA NA 13195 13195 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1982 NA NA NA NA NA NA 10912 10912 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1983 NA NA NA NA NA NA 11432 11432 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1984 NA NA NA NA NA NA 15437 15437 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1985 NA NA NA NA NA NA 19205 19205 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1986 NA NA NA NA NA NA 21018 21018 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1987 NA NA NA NA NA NA 17430 17430 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1988 NA NA NA NA NA NA 18842 18842 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1989 NA NA NA NA NA NA 15116 15116 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1990 NA NA NA NA NA NA 12427 12427 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1991 NA NA NA NA NA NA 12185 12185 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1992 NA NA NA NA NA NA 13659 13659 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1993 NA NA NA NA NA NA 10789 10789 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1994 NA NA NA NA NA NA 6317 6317 NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1995 3496 4113 2880 47234 70748 94261 7570 7570 NA 0.087 0.112 0.136 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1996 3514 4143 2884 48679 71265 93852 8531 8531 NA 0.095 0.117 0.140 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1997 3562 4199 2924 49942 71533 93125 10367 10367 NA 0.130 0.156 0.183 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1998 3506 4127 2885 49181 69270 89359 10682 10682 NA 0.133 0.158 0.184 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
1999 3586 4223 2949 48740 67575 86410 12406 12406 NA 0.171 0.202 0.232 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2000 3498 4104 2893 46419 63615 80811 11160 11160 NA 0.174 0.205 0.236 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2001 3531 4122 2939 44626 60480 76335 12127 12127 NA 0.187 0.221 0.255 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2002 3381 4042 2719 41943 56861 71779 8753 8753 NA 0.138 0.165 0.192 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2003 3406 4030 2781 42092 56692 71292 7275 7275 NA 0.118 0.142 0.166 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2004 3632 4212 3053 43915 58350 72785 6222 6222 NA 0.091 0.108 0.126 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2005 3764 4421 3107 47085 61835 76585 5481 5481 NA 0.083 0.097 0.112 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2006 3702 4294 3110 50303 65202 80102 5650 5650 NA 0.086 0.101 0.116 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2007 3640 4203 3077 52770 67704 82637 5648 5648 NA 0.079 0.092 0.106 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2008 3591 4150 3033 55130 70216 85302 3940 3940 NA 0.056 0.066 0.076 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2009 3486 4055 2917 58177 73659 89142 4121 4121 NA 0.055 0.065 0.075 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2010 3405 4007 2804 60539 76529 92520 4759 4759 NA 0.060 0.071 0.082 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2011 3424 4032 2815 62242 78704 95165 2861 2861 NA 0.036 0.043 0.049 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2012 3301 3975 2627 64951 82242 99532 3031 3031 NA 0.038 0.046 0.053 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2013 3203 3988 2417 66426 84849 103272 2588 2588 NA 0.030 0.037 0.043 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2014 3295 4029 2560 68814 88143 107471 2949 2949 NA 0.033 0.040 0.047 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2015 3605 4231 2980 72077 91812 111547 2748 2748 NA 0.030 0.037 0.043 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2016 3551 4181 2920 74965 95188 115412 3059 3059 NA 0.029 0.035 0.041 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2017 3599 4248 2950 77741 98517 119293 2669 2669 NA 0.025 0.030 0.035 Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
2018 3479 4142 2816 80162 101501 122841 NA NA NA NA NA NA Stock published Advice 9-19 bli.27.5b67 9 2018 tonnes SSB tonnes F Year-1
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Stock and explotation status

ICES assesses that fishing pressure on the stock is below FMSY and spawning stock size is above MSY Btrigger.


Table 1 State of the stock and fishery relative to reference points for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.


Catch scenarios


Table 2 Assumptions made for the interim year and in the forecast. Blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.
Variable Value Notes
F ages 9–19 (2018) 0.03 Fsq = F2017
Total catch (2018) 3 000 Catch; tonnes
R age 9 (2018–2019) 3 500 000 geometric mean of recruitment 1995–2017
SSB (2018) 101 501 Model output; tonnes
Discards (2018) 0 Discarding is negligible
F ages 9–19 (2019) 0.12 FMSY



Table 3a Annual catch scenarios for 2019 for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. All weights are in tonnes.


Catch..2019. F..2019. SSB..2020.. X..SSB.change… X..TAC.change… X..Advice.change.
ICES advice basis
MSY approach (F = FMSY) 11 778 0.12 98 331 ?4.7% 1.5 1.5
Other scenarios
Fpa 11 778 0.12 98 331 ?4.7% 1.5 1.5
F2019 = 0 0 0.00 109 470 5.1 ?100 ?100
F2019 = Flim 15 115 0.17 94 070 ?9.7
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SSB (2020) = Bpa 36 509 0.43 75 037 ?28 239 239
SSB (2020) = Blim 59 023 0.83 54 000 ?48% 448% 448%
SSB (2020) = MSY Btrigger 36 509 0.43 75 037 ?28 239 239
F2019 = Fsq 3 076 0.03 106 559 2.30% ?71% ?71%
* SSB is estimated from first of January and does not depend on fishing in the same year. ** SSB in 2020 in relation to SSB in 2019. *** Catches (EU+ Faroes waters) in 2019 in relation to EU TAC in 2018. ^ Advice value 2019 relative to advice value 2018.

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Table 3b Annual catch scenarios for 2020 with F2019 = FMSY for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. All weights are in tonnes.


Catch..2020. F..2020. SSB..2021.. X..SSB.change… X..TAC.change… X..Advice.change.
ICES advice basis
MSY approach (F2020 = FMSY) 11 150 0.12 93 408 ?5.0% NA ?5.3%
Other scenarios
Fpa 11 150 0.12 93 408 ?5.0% NA ?5.3%
F2020 = 0 0 0 103 921 5.70% NA ?100%
F2020 = Flim 15 422 0.17 89 387 ?9.1% NA 31%
SSB (2021) = Bpa 30 700 0.37^^ 75 037 ?24% NA 161%
SSB (2021) = Blim 53 259 0.77^^ 54 000 ?45% NA 352%
SSB (2021) = MSY Btrigger 30 700 0.37^^ 75 037 ?24% NA 161%
F2020 = Fsq = F2017 2 912 0.03 101 173 2.90% NA ?75%

* SSB is estimated from first of January and does not depend on fishing in the same year. ** SSB in 2021 in relation to SSB in 2020 (98 331 t assuming FMSY in 2019). *** Not provided: TAC 2019 not predicted because of the imbroglio between advised catch (for EU and Faroese waters) and EU TAC. ^ Advice value 2020 relative to advice value 2019. ^^ F driving the stock down to Bpa, Blim, and MSY Btrigger in 2021 when applied in 2020.

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Table 3c Annual catch scenarios for 2020 with F2019 = Fsq = F2017 for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. All weights are in tonnes.


Catch..2020. F..2020. SSB..2021.. X..SSB.change… X..TAC.change… X..Advice.change.
ICES advice basis
MSY approach (F2020 = FMSY) 12032 0.12 100 268 ?5.9% NA 2.20%
Other scenarios
Fpa 12032 0.12 100 268 ?5.9% NA 2.20%
F2020 = 0 0 0 111 654 4.80% NA ?100%
F2020 = Flim 16 642 0.17 95 912 ?10% NA 41%
SSB (2021) = Bpa 38 809 0.45^^ 75 037 ?30% NA 230%
SSB (2021) = Blim 61 325 0.85^^ 54 000 ?49% NA 421%
SSB (2021) = MSY Btrigger 38 809 0.45^^ 75 037 ?30% NA 230%
F2020 = Fsq = F2017 3 142 0.03 108 678 2.00% NA ?73%

* SSB is estimated from first of January and does not depend on fishing in the same year. ** SSB in 2021 in relation to SSB in 2020 (106 559 t assuming Fsq in 2019). *** Not provided: TAC 2019 not predicted because of the imbroglio between the advised catch (for EU and Faroese waters) and the EU TAC. ^ Advice value 2020 relative to advice value 2019. ^^ F driving the stock down to Bpa, Blim, and MSY Btrigger in 2021 when applied in 2020.

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The advised catch in 2019 is higher than the advice for 2018 because of an increase in biomass. However, between 2019 and 2020 the biomass declines, resulting in a decrease in advised catches.



Catch scenarios plot for 2019

The following plot resumes Fishing mortality scenarios (see Table 3) and the related estimates of Catch and next years’ Spawning Stock Biomass. Vertical and horizontal dashed lines show the available reference points (see also Reference Points section). In the hover text appearing in each point is indicated the value in tonnes (of Cath or of SSB) and the scenario represented. At the same time, in the horizontal axis will show up the corresponding F value.

Scenarios for 2020:

A. With F2019 = FMSY B. With F2019 = Fsq = F2017

B. With F2019 = Fsq = F2017


Version 2:

A. Annual catch scenarios for 2019 and for 2020 with F2019 = FMSY

B. Annual catch scenarios for 2019 and for 2020 with F2019 = Fsq = F2017


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Basis of the advice


Table 4 The basis of the advice for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.
Advice basis MSY approach.
Management plan ICES is not aware of any agreed precautionary management plan for blue ling in this area.



Quality of the assessment

Figure 2 Historical plots for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.


Issues relevant for the advice

In EU waters, catches lower than the TACs in 2015–2017 are considered to reflect a low level of fishing activity. The capacity of fleets has been decreasing and protection of spawning areas restricts catch opportunities at times where blue ling has a higher catchability.

Although ICES advice applies to all catches from the stock, in both EU and Faroese waters, the EU TAC has been set at the level of ICES advice since 2014. A management plan or a share of fishing opportunities between EU and Faroe Islands should be developed for the entire stock.

Because F in recent years has been much lower than the FMSY, the projections assume that the F in 2018 is equal to Fsq = F2017 for all catch scenarios. Catch advice is provided for two years: 2019 and 2020. As the future F level is unknown, catch scenarios for 2020 were simulated under two options in 2019: F2019 = FMSY and F2019 = Fsq = F2017; these two scenarios are presented in tables 3b and 3c, respectively.


Reference Points


Table 5 Reference points, values, and their technical basis. Blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.


Reference.point Value Technical.basis Source
FMSY 0.12 FMSY and F intervals estimated without the Advice Rule (AR) ICES
MSY Btrigger 75 037 t Set equal to Bpa -2018
Blim 54 000 t Set as Bloss
Bpa 75 037 t Blim × e1.645?, ? = 0.20
Flim 0.17 Based on simulated SSB to Blim
Fpa 0.12 Flim × exp(?1.645 × ?); ? = 0.2
SSBMGT Not defined
FMGT Not defined

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Basis of the assessment


Table 6 Basis of the assessment and advice for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.
Assessment type Multi-Year Catch Curves (MYCC), a model fitted to age composition and total catch in order to estimate annual total mortality (Z) (ICES, 2016b).
Input data International landings 1995–2017; age composition of French landings (2009–2017).
Discards and bycatch Not included; discarding is considered negligible.
Indicators None.
Other information Last benchmarked in 2014 (ICES, 2014).
Working group Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-Sea Fisheries Resources (WGDEEP).

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History of the advice, catch, and management

Table 7 ICES advice and catch for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. All weights are in tonnes.


Year ICES.advice Catch TAC TAC.1 TAC.2 TAC.3 ICES.catches
NA corresponding to advice EU EU Faroese Norway 5.b, 6, and 7
NA 5.b (Faroese waters)* 6 and 7** 6 and 7 2.a, 4, 5.b, 6, and 7
2003 No direct fisheries^ 3240 3678 940 7275
2004 Biennial 3240 3678 900
6222
2005 No direct fisheries^
3240 3137 900 200 5481
2006 Biennial
3065 3137 400 200 5650
2007 No direct fisheries
3065 2510 200 160 5648
2008 Biennial
3065 2009 200 150 3940
2009 No direct fisheries
3065 2009 150 150 4121
2010 Biennial
2700 1732 150 150 4759
2011 No direct fishery and effort to limit bycatch. A reduction in catches should be considered.
0 1717 0 150 2861
2012 No new advice, same as 2011 0 1882 0 150 3031
2013 Average catch 2008 to 2011 3900 0 2540 0 150 2588
2014 No new advice, same as 2013 3900 1500 2540 *** *** 2949
2015 MSY approach < 5046 1500 5046 *** *** 2748
2016 No new advice, same as 2015 < 5046 2100 5046 *** *** 3059
2017 MSY approach ? 11314 2000 11314 *** *** 2669
2018 MSY approach ? 10763 2000 10763 *** ***
2019 MSY approach ? 11778
2020 MSY approach ? 11150
* 1987–2003 incl. Gulf of Riga herring. ** TAC for subdivisions 22–29S and 32. *** TAC for subdivisions 25–28(2), 29, and 32. ^ EU TAC for subdivisions 25–28(2), 29, and 32. ^^ TAC is calculated as EU (subdivisions 25–28(2), 29, and 32) + Russian autonomous quotas. Download CSV

History of the catch and landings

Table 8 Official catch distribution by fleet in 2017 for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.
Total_catch Landings Discards
2669 t 5% longline fisheries 95% trawl fisheries Negligible
2669 t


Table 9 History of commercial catch as estimated by ICES for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b. All weights are in tonnes.


Year Faroe.Islands France Germany Norway E…W Scotland Ireland Russia Lithuania Poland Iceland Estonia Spain Total
1966 0 839 0 450 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 1289
1967 0 0 1043 273 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 1316
1968 0 0 1838 949 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 2787
1969 0 0 309 910 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 1219
1970 0 0 348 2894 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 3242
1971 0 0 1367 572 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 1939
1972 0 696 2730 1217 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 4643
1973 51 18080 3009 4028 4 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 25172
1974 76 15390 3026 1916 167 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA 20575
1975 19 7147 4469 2549 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 14193
1976 61 15937 1714 1535 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 19248
1977 29 14953 1340 967 560 0 0 12500 0 0 0 0 NA 30349
1978 433 8922 3242 347 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 13000
1979 1090 6399 1871 448 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 10087
1980 1223 8378 12204 481 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 22287
1981 1529 4243 7146 276 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 13195
1982 2889 4536 3171 216 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 10912
1983 4396 6144 271 606 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 11432
1984 7343 7449 397 243 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 15437
1985 4501 14126 253 323 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 19205
1986 6756 13760 243 248 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 21018
1987 3920 12645 553 298 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 17430
1988 8289 10201 89 237 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18842
1989 4388 9952 75 685 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15116
1990 1374 10113 115 822 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12427
1991 1763 9871 60 412 7 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12185
1992 3858 8895 27 828 6 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13659
1993 2321 7631 181 319 114 220 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10789
1994 1309 3897 131 313 13 143 74 0 0 0 0 0 437 6317
1995 1769 4121 191 182 92 796 14 0 0 0 0 0 405 7570
1996 1142 4693 99 202 103 1590 0 0 0 0 0 0 702 8531
1997 1145 6219 8 150 1035 1609 10 0 0 0 1 0 190 10367
1998 1166 6867 6 88 485 1762 22 0 0 0 122 0 164 10682
1999 1949 5567 6 152 345 3558 41 0 0 0 610 NA 178 12406
2000 1677 5724 97 491 588 2320 89 1 0 0 NA 0 173 11160
2001 1643 3601 13 577 493 4019 819 0 16 0 NA 85 861 12127
2002 1082 3140 4 629 242 2719 579 3 28 0 0 0 327 8753
2003 2472 3680 1 304 26 677 30 2 29 4 0 5 45 7275
2004 1475 3933 1 52 15 647 20 18 38 1 0 3 19 6222
2005 1655 3072 0 63 11 538 13 15 1 0 0 0 113 5481
2006 1939 2976 0 106 10 478 5 16 2 0 0 0 118 5650
2007 1880 3213 0 253 17 160 2 37 1 0 0 0 85 5648
2008 975 2501 0 110 2 212 0 122 2 0 0 0 16 3940
2009 978 2547 0 83 0 346 0 1 0 0 0 0 166 4121
2010 1539 2453 0 160 0 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 4759
2011 1167 1480 0 104 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2861
2012 1015 1624 0 102 0 47 0 5 0 0 0 0 238 3031
2013 575 1628 0 132 0 205 0 3 0 0 0 0 45 2588
2014 880 1727 0 53 3 285 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2949
2015 703 1119 0 366 11 372 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 2748
2016 1113 1410 0 111 0 281 1 0 0 0 0 0 143 3059
2017 854 1044 1 60 1 644 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 2669

* Preliminary

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Table 10 Landings inside and outside the NEAFC Regulatory Area (RA) as estimated by ICES as well as official landings for blue ling in subareas 6–7 and Division 5.b.Weights are in tonnes.


Year Inside.the.NEAFC.RA Outside.the.NEAFC.RA Total.landings
2014 4 2945 2949
2015 33 2725 2748
2016 18 3041 3059
2017 20 2649 2669

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Sources and references

  • ICES. 2014. Report of the Benchmark Workshop on Deep-sea Stocks (WKDEEP), 3–7 February 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • ICES CM 2014/ACOM:44. 247 pp.
  • ICES. 2016. Advice basis. In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2016. ICES Advice 2016, Book 1, Section 1.2.
  • ICES. 2016b. Report of the Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-Sea Fisheries Resources (WGDEEP), 20–27 April 2016, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen. ICES CM 2016/ACOM:18. 648 pp.
  • ICES. 2018. Report of the Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-sea Fisheries Resources (WGDEEP), 11–18 April 2018, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2018/ACOM:14. 624 pp.